Oncology (all articles)
Management of Small Renal Masses
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCManagement of Small Renal Masses: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
Cancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCCancer deaths and cases attributable to lifestyle factors and infections in China, 2013 – Annals of Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nearly half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors – American Cancer Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND One million annual cancer deaths in China attributable to lifestyle factors – treehugger (free)
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCGuidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:44h | UTCReview: Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions – BioMed Research International (free)
Cardio-Oncology: Cancer Therapy-related Cardiovascular Complications in a Molecular Targeted Era
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:41h | UTC
Multidisciplinary approach of colorectal cancer liver metastases
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:36h | UTCReview: Multidisciplinary approach of colorectal cancer liver metastases – World Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Current state and controversies in fertility preservation in women with breast cancer
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:34h | UTCReview: Current state and controversies in fertility preservation in women with breast cancer – World Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Current Status of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastrointestinal Cancers
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCReview: Current Status of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastrointestinal Cancers – Journal of Cancer (free)
Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and neoadjuvant treatment evaluation in locally advanced rectal cancer
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:36h | UTC
Immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:35h | UTCReview: Immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer: Unleash its potential through novel combinations – World Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Current and Evolving Therapies
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:17h | UTCReview: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Current and Evolving Therapies – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:17h | UTCWe’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with câncer – The Conversation (free)
Viewpoints in Precision Medicine
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:27h | UTCViewpoints in Precision Medicine
Views and Reviews: Margaret McCartney: Are we too captivated by precision medicine? – The BMJ (free)
Related: Chief medical officer calls for gene testing revolution – BBC (free) AND Make DNA tests routine, says UK’s chief medical officer – The Guardian (free)
“Sally Davies calls for making genomic testing as common as blood tests to usher in the era of precision medicine to treat cancers and rare diseases” (from The Guardian).
“Precision medicine is also, paradoxically, a recipe for unhelpful early diagnosis, false alarms, poor sensitivity, and conflicts of interest” (from BMJ).
Fears over a medical gold rush in cancer drug race
4 Jul, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCFears over a medical gold rush in cancer drug race – Financial Times (a few articles per month are free)
Source: Nature Newsletter
“With almost 800 trials under way observers warn scientific rigour is being compromised”
Benchmarking life expectancy and cancer mortality: global comparison with cardiovascular disease 1981-2010
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCEditorial: Cancer and the limits of longevity – The BMJ (free)
“Declining mortality from CVD was responsible for about half of the life expectancy gains in ages 40-84 in 1981-2010, whereas the contribution from cancer is smaller (up to one fifth) and varied depending on a country’s level of development”
Checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:40h | UTC
Hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adult patients
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:41h | UTC
Long-term complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:35h | UTC
Potential Drug-Drug and Herb-Drug Interactions in Patients With Cancer
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:25h | UTCPotential Drug-Drug and Herb-Drug Interactions in Patients With Cancer: A Prospective Study of Medication Surveillance – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cancer patients should check drug list with pharmacist – Reuters Health (free) AND Cancer Patients’ Drug-to-Drug Interactions Have Consequences – Medscape (free registration required) AND Research Warns Patients of Drug-Drug and Herb-Drug Interactions – AJMC (free)
Waiting and watching with ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer put to nationwide test
3 Jul, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCWaiting and watching with ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer put to nationwide test – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
“Treatment of early-stage breast cancer: is no treatment an option?” (RT @GemmaJacklyn see Tweet)
Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali
30 Jun, 2017 | 15:08h | UTCLast Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali: June 2017 – ecancer News (free)
“New edition of my blogs @ecancer is out focusing on studies presented at #ASCO17 (RT @oncology_bg see Tweet)
Precision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:36h | UTCPrecision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality – Michigan University Health Lab (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
“Scientists find great potential in using genetic sequencing to help direct targeted cancer therapy, but practicing oncologists see some important limitations”.
Variability in the diagnosis of invasive melanoma
29 Jun, 2017 | 12:38h | UTCThe BMJ Opinion: Joann Elmore: When diagnostic uncertainty hits home (free)
Commentaries: Concern over huge diagnostic variability for melanoma – OnMedica (free) Pathologists Often Misclassify Melanoma – Physician’s First Watch (free)
The ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening
28 Jun, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCThe ABCs and Ds of Whether to Get Prostate Cancer Screening – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also the new USPSTF guidelines on prostate cancer screening and related commentaries in our April 12 issue (see #1) and in our April 13 issue (see #4)
Balanced point of view regarding prostate cancer screening.
A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions
28 Jun, 2017 | 17:27h | UTCA Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions – MIT Technology Review (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“IBM overhyped its Watson machine-learning system, but the company still could have the best access to the kind of data needed to make medicine much smarter”.